Dried Water Chestnut Slices (Eleocharis dulcis) — 500g Food-Herb Slices for Soup & Sweet Broth

Dried Water Chestnut Slices (Eleocharis dulcis) are the sliced, dried corms of a traditional food herb known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Mǎ Tí (马蹄), also called Bí Qí (荸荠). Long prized as a sweet, cooling, and fluid-nourishing food herb, water chestnut has been used in soups, sweet broths, and congee to clear heat, moisten dryness, and support the Lung and Stomach. Its nature is sweet and slightly cold, making it a gentle yet refreshing ingredient for daily seasonal nourishment.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional heat-clearing food herb
• Dried water chestnut corm slices
• Eleocharis dulcis
• 500g bulk pack for soup and sweet broth
• Clean, new-crop quality

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is carefully sliced and dried to preserve its pale ivory to light tan color, crisp texture, and mild sweet aroma. When simmered, the slices soften and release a gentle, subtly sweet flavor with a light, refreshing mouthfeel, adding natural sweetness to broths and sweet soups without overpowering other ingredients.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Chinese-style soup and broth
• Sweet broth and dessert soup
• Congee and grain porridge
• Herbal tea blends
• Soup-pack ingredient

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, water chestnut is decocted into soups, sweet broths, and congee to support daily nourishment during warm and dry seasons. It is a common ingredient in summer soup packs, where it pairs with ingredients like lotus root, lily bulb, and rock sugar. As a tea, it is brewed alone or blended with sugarcane and imperata root for a light, mildly sweet infusion.

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